Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Uruguay

Uruguay: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
44th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1986
Years of data
31
1986–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Uruguay, 1986–2024

11.522.531986200520241986: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 22000: 32001: 12002: 22003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 22007: 32008: 22009: 12010: 12015: 32016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 32020: 22021: 22022: 22023: 32024: 2

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.

That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Uruguay peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.

That places Uruguay 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Uruguay, 1986 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1986 1 —
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 2 +100.0%
2000 3 +50.0%
2001 1 -66.7%
2002 2 +100.0%
2003 1 -50.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 2 +100.0%
2007 3 +50.0%
2008 2 -33.3%
2009 1 -50.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2015 3 +200.0%
2016 1 -66.7%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 3 +200.0%
2020 2 -33.3%
2021 2 +0.0%
2022 2 +0.0%
2023 3 +50.0%
2024 2 -33.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +200.0% 1 3
2019 +200.0% 1 3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 1.11 1 2 9
2000s 1.7 1 3 10
2010s 1.67 1 3 6
2020s 2.2 2 3 5

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  32. 44 United States 2 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Uruguay?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Uruguay was 2 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
How does Uruguay rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Uruguay ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
185 places, 5,614 data points, 1980–2025
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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.